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Gov. Jerry Brown joined legislators and labor leaders to announce a landmark agreement that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide on Mon., Mar. 28, 2016 in Sacramento, Calif.
Californiaâs increase is particularly noteworthy: The California state minimum wage will rise from $8 per hour today to $9 per hour in January 2014, and then to $10 per hour in January 2015. Connecticutâs minimum wage will rise to $8.40 in 2014 and $9 in 2015.